Author Archives: Littlehampton United

The autumn meeting of Mission Council, the United Reformed Church’s (URC) executive body of the General Assembly, opened on 15 November at The Hayes Conference Centre, in Swanwick, Derbyshire. The afternoon began with worship led by the Revd Elaine Colechin, Chaplain to Nigel Uden, Moderator of General Assembly. Read More … Continue reading →

The third and final day of Mission Council began with worship led by the Revd David Coaker, Chaplain to Derek Estill, Moderator of General Assembly.   Read More … Continue reading →

The second day of Mission Council began with worship led by the Revd David Coaker, Chaplain to the Moderator of General Assembly.  Dr Alison Gray, Tutor in Old Testament at Westminster College, Cambridge, led a second Bible study, looking at Proverbs 2 and Job 23. Continuing with the theme of pathway and refuge, Dr Gray… Continue reading →

The autumn meeting of Mission Council, the United Reformed Church’s (URC) executive body of the General Assembly, opened on 15 November at The Hayes Conference Centre, in Swanwick, Derbyshire. The afternoon began with worship led by the Revd Elaine Colechin, Chaplain to Nigel Uden, Moderator of General Assembly. Read More … Continue reading →

A new awards scheme has been launched to highlight and reward the contributions of children and young people across the United Reformed Church (URC). Organised by the URC’s Children’s and Youth Work team, the scheme will award anyone aged under 25 with a certificate, medal, and monetary prize, each month. The scheme will run for… Continue reading →

A United Reformed Church (URC) has been recognised for its commitment towards caring for the environment by becoming the first URC to win an A Rocha Gold Eco Church award. St John’s Marsh Green, Edenbridge, impressed judges on a site visit in October because they were inspired by the congregation’s teamwork. Read More … Continue reading →

Colleagues gathered for heartfelt speeches, cake and amusing poems at the United Reformed Church’s (URC) London office on 7 November to bid a fond farewell to the Revd Craig Bowman, outgoing Secretary for Ministries. After 11 years in the role, Craig is moving on to take pastoral charge at St Andrew’s Cheam and Wallington URCs.… Continue reading →

The United Reformed Church (URC) Mission Council is meeting at The Hayes Conference Centre, in Swanwick, Derbyshire from 15-17 November. Mission Council is the executive body of the General Assembly and meets twice a year to reflect on and make decisions about the day-to-day life of the Church.  Read More … Continue reading →

Joint Public Issues Team Blog Love Pray Vote Posted: 11 Nov 2019 07:55 AM PST As we approach a General Election on 12 December 2019, we’re inviting you to Love, Pray, Vote. But what does that look like? Love “My … Continue reading →

The Revd Jacky Embrey, Moderator of the United Reformed Church Mersey Synod, will help lead Liverpool’s tributes to the country’s war heroes on Remembrance Sunday. Jacky will be leading the “thought for the day” at the Liverpool Remembrance Parade at the Cenotaph outside St. George’s Hall on Sunday (10 November). Read More … Continue reading →